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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly:
The first century of British rule resulted in the decay and destruction of the traditional Indian trade and industry. Explain this statement with reference to the following:
Political powers of the Company
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उत्तर
After the Battle of Plassey in 1757, the company used its political power to destroy the Indian handicraft industry and promote British industries. The Indian weavers were forced to sell their products to the Company at very low prices. To add to their miseries, they were compelled to buy interior raw cotton at high prices from the Company officials who bought it from the Indian farmers at low rates.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank:
__________ introduced the railway system in India in 1853.
Choose the correct answer:
The Treaty of ________ granted the English East India Company the right to collect revenue from Bihar, Bengal, and Orissa.
Choose the correct answer:
The first railway line was from Bombay to _________.
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
Which section of Indians gained from the British commercial policies?
Answer the following question briefly:
In the context of Permanent Settlement of Bengal answer the following:
Briefly describe its disadvantages
Fill in the blank:
The British charged revenue in _________ instead of kind.
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A new class of landholders called _________ came into existence during this time.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
The first railway line was built during Lord Dalhousie’s time.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
The English took great interest in Indian culture and promoted it.
Look at the picture.
How did it prove to be a boon for the Indians?
